Dissolution

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"Dissolution" is a historical crime novel by C.J. Sansom, set in Tudor England and introducing lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake as he investigates a murder in a monastery during the dissolution of the monasteries.

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Dissolution canonical 8

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instanceOf detective novel ⓘ
historical crime novel ⓘ
mystery novel ⓘ
author C. J. Sansom ⓘ
linked to: C.J. Sansom
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 2003 ⓘ
genre crime fiction ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ
hasSequel Dark Fire ⓘ
historicalEventContext Dissolution of the Monasteries ⓘ
historicalFigureFeatured Thomas Cromwell ⓘ
literaryPeriod 21st-century literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Matthew Shardlake ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativeFocus murder investigation in a monastery ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
notableFor introducing the character Matthew Shardlake ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
positionInSeries first novel ⓘ
protagonistOccupation detective ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
publisher Macmillan ⓘ
series Matthew Shardlake series ⓘ
linked to: Shardlake series
settingCentury 16th century ⓘ
settingCountry England ⓘ
settingPeriod Tudor England ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
theme corruption and power ⓘ
justice and law in Tudor England ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ
religious reform and conflict ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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C.J. Sansom → notableWork → Dissolution ⓘ
Shardlake series → hasPart → Dissolution ⓘ
Shardlake series → firstBook → Dissolution ⓘ
Dark Fire → follows → Dissolution ⓘ
Matthew Shardlake → appearsIn → Dissolution ⓘ
Christopher John Sansom → hasWritten → Dissolution ⓘ